diff --git a/sway/desktop/render.c b/sway/desktop/render.c
index 7d620bd4..5cec5949 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/render.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/render.c
@@ -927,6 +927,72 @@ static void render_seatops(struct sway_output *output,
 	}
 }
 
+static void count_surface_iterator(struct sway_output *output,
+		struct wlr_surface *surface, struct wlr_box *_box, float rotation,
+		void *data) {
+	size_t *n = data;
+	(*n)++;
+}
+
+static bool scan_out_fullscreen_view(struct sway_output *output,
+		struct sway_view *view) {
+	struct wlr_output *wlr_output = output->wlr_output;
+	struct sway_workspace *workspace = output->current.active_workspace;
+	if (!sway_assert(workspace, "Expected an active workspace")) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (view->saved_buffer) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < workspace->current.floating->length; ++i) {
+		struct sway_container *floater =
+			workspace->current.floating->items[i];
+		if (container_is_transient_for(floater, view->container)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+#if HAVE_XWAYLAND
+	if (!wl_list_empty(&root->xwayland_unmanaged)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	if (!wl_list_empty(&output->layers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_OVERLAY])) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	if (!wl_list_empty(&root->drag_icons)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	struct wlr_surface *surface = view->surface;
+	if (surface == NULL) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	size_t n_surfaces = 0;
+	output_view_for_each_surface(output, view,
+		count_surface_iterator, &n_surfaces);
+	if (n_surfaces != 1) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (surface->buffer == NULL) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if ((float)surface->current.scale != wlr_output->scale ||
+			surface->current.transform != wlr_output->transform) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!wlr_output_attach_buffer(wlr_output, surface->buffer)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	return wlr_output_commit(wlr_output);
+}
+
 void output_render(struct sway_output *output, struct timespec *when,
 		pixman_region32_t *damage) {
 	struct wlr_output *wlr_output = output->wlr_output;
@@ -943,6 +1009,30 @@ void output_render(struct sway_output *output, struct timespec *when,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	struct sway_container *fullscreen_con = root->fullscreen_global;
+	if (!fullscreen_con) {
+		fullscreen_con = workspace->current.fullscreen;
+	}
+
+	if (fullscreen_con && fullscreen_con->view) {
+		// Try to scan-out the fullscreen view
+		static bool last_scanned_out = false;
+		bool scanned_out =
+			scan_out_fullscreen_view(output, fullscreen_con->view);
+
+		if (scanned_out && !last_scanned_out) {
+			sway_log(SWAY_DEBUG, "Scanning out fullscreen view");
+		}
+		if (last_scanned_out && !scanned_out) {
+			sway_log(SWAY_DEBUG, "Stopping fullscreen view scan out");
+		}
+		last_scanned_out = scanned_out;
+
+		if (scanned_out) {
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
 	wlr_renderer_begin(renderer, wlr_output->width, wlr_output->height);
 
 	if (!pixman_region32_not_empty(damage)) {
@@ -962,11 +1052,6 @@ void output_render(struct sway_output *output, struct timespec *when,
 		goto render_overlay;
 	}
 
-	struct sway_container *fullscreen_con = root->fullscreen_global;
-	if (!fullscreen_con) {
-		fullscreen_con = workspace->current.fullscreen;
-	}
-
 	if (fullscreen_con) {
 		float clear_color[] = {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f};